Paul i, caricatured, stands full-face, his head turned in profile to the left, and looking up, arrogant and mean. He wears uniform with a star, two crosses of the order of the knights of st. John, and a ribbon. (he had been elected grand master in oct. 1798 by the knights, exiled from malta, who had sought refuge in russia. ) he wears a sash over his coat, the tails of which reach, beetle-like, to his heels. Under his right arm is a huge fringed cocked hat, in his gauntleted left hand he holds a walking-stick. He tramples on a tattered flag inscribed 'vive l'egalité'. A low horizon and clouds form a background. Near the upper margin is a russian p enclosing i: symbol for paul i. 17 september 1799
etching. Date: 1799. Dimensions: Height: 323 mm; Width: 248 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Magnanimous Ally.-Painted at Petersbourg. 1799. (BM 1868,0808.12556)
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